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A dreaded diagnosis: kidney failure. Nick Hampton is 10, his life is hanging by a dialysis line. And there are the medical vultures who see dollar signs and are stalling treatment. You’d fight like hell if your kid was in this situation. His parents did and got in trouble for it because deception was everywhere. Could this happen? Did it? You decide.

Order now, Deception, Enright on Amazon.com, available on Kindle Unlimited. Ask your library to carry the book, it’s in the Ingram catalog. The ebook is in the library’s MN Writes, MN Reads collection, Indie Minnesota but hard to access. Are you connected with a book club? I can supply books, a study guide, and even visit your group. I’ve already done this and so far, conversations have been stimulating and emotions run high because who wants to think the people they trust will lie to make a buck.

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Reviews…

“This story was a hard read emotionally for me on multiple levels. As someone who has lost a child, the author engaged me to the point of feeling the anger and sheer frustration that the parents of young Nick must have felt. Knowing that these actions and behaviors do happen in the medical world made the read even scarier and more surreal. As a parent, I cannot imagine anything more frightening than having a child with such serious issues and being railroaded as Callista and Mark were in trying to get care for Nick. The impact on their lives and that of their other children is unimaginable.” ~ Wendy

“The book follows a passionate, caring, and intelligent couple, Callista and Mark Hampton, who do everything in their power to get answers and treatment to their son Nick’s medical diagnosis while having to leap over numerous hurdles, mostly due to a literal Dr. Evil (Dr. Loomis) and a broken and corrupt system at Holcome International Medical Center. I liked the overall theme of family sticking together through all the madness and trying to help each other fight against a corrupt organization. There is always a bad seed in every profession, and you should always question things if your gut is telling you to.” ~ Denise

“It made me want to cry, and that doctor made me so mad.” ~ Sue

“What a wild read! This is good stuff.” ~ Richard

“This is the stuff nightmares are made of. You feel like a fly on the proverbial wall, overhearing whispered secret conversations between medical personnel.  It’s frightening.” ~ Online Book Club

“What begins as a fight for his life soon escalates into a battle for his family as the hospital seeks to take guardianship of Nick. Nick’s resilience is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Callista, with her unwavering resolve, is a compelling protagonist. Dr. Loomis stands out as a chilling antagonist. Holcome International Medical Center becomes a vivid and unsettling presence with its sterile corridors, labyrinthine bureaucracy, and morally ambiguous staff. A masterfully crafted novel that delves deep into the emotional and ethical complexities of life, death, and the choices in between.”    ~ GoodReads Review

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Musings…

Was at the North Branch Arts Fest before Thanksgiving, must’ve been 1000 people. I was surprised by the response by those in the medical field. Anger. Not at me, but at the profession because in some cases, it appears deception is the name of the game! When you talk to someone, you hear more than words. You hear their heart and soul. Two people commented on how the story brought to mind their own memories about struggling with medical encounters for family members. One, in the profession, said he couldn’t read the book, won’t read it, too many painful memories in his own life. I thought I was just telling a story, but did I hit a nerve? There seems to be a lot of pain out there because the medical controllers aren’t seeing, hearing, understanding what we are telling them. That will be very apparent when More Deception hits the market. After all, we’re just dummy laymen, right? What do we know? Is it by chance, or their choice? And is that the real reason for the snaky medical caduceus in the word Deception on the cover of the book? You can decide for yourself.